1. Reliable source: a source with accurate information that has been consistently confirmed over and over again throughout the past to have accurate/precise information
Example: An example of a reliable source would be the CIA World Factbook. This is a credible source because it is a government website. Other credible source could include academic journals, Purdue Owl, other government websites, etc.
2. Internal Consistency: refers to information that is presented from a given source that should be truant of any inconsistency or contradictory
Example: For example, when a politician argues that teen pregnancy is on the rise and is becoming a concern, but rises the costs of contraceptives. The politician was being inconsistent. For the example
Example: An example of a reliable source would be the CIA World Factbook. This is a credible source because it is a government website. Other credible source could include academic journals, Purdue Owl, other government websites, etc.
2. Internal Consistency: refers to information that is presented from a given source that should be truant of any inconsistency or contradictory
Example: For example, when a politician argues that teen pregnancy is on the rise and is becoming a concern, but rises the costs of contraceptives. The politician was being inconsistent. For the example